Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.3° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
12
1
E
13
1.1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
425
356
331
250
236
176
133
153
191
184
187
237
232
232
227
130
174
359
407
340
414
263
251
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:06PM1.80m
5:22AM1.64m
5:48PM1.78m
6:03AM1.61m
6:29PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.34m
11:23PM0.40m
11:31AM0.34m
00:06AM0.40m
12:14PM0.35m
00:49AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
8
8
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
8
6
7
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
ENE
11
0.5
E
14
1
E
13
1.1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
Energy kJ
378
425
356
331
250
236
123
133
153
191
184
187
237
232
232
227
130
174
359
100
340
414
263
251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
125
125
122
120
120
120
176
123
89
93
66
89
36
34
47
20
42
44
20
18
17
17
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
85
83
108
64
45
43
8
11
13
12
8
5
20
73
78
21
20
18
17
42
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NE
7
1.3
ENE
12
1
NE
5
1
N
4
1.7
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
5
Energy kJ
13
13
7
9
10
9
9
25
35
43
17
1
5
12
407
45
35
167
100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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